see also ART- the art of making shapes and objects from metal, wood, stone, etc: sculpture (noun U); a work or works of art made in this way: sculpture (noun C/U)a student of painting and sculpture◎a sculpture by Henry Moore◎a collector of sculpture- a sculpture of a person or an animal, usually put in a public place: statuea statue of Napoleon◎a bronze/marble statue- a statue of a person's head, shoulders and chest: bust- a building or statue that was built to remind people of a certain person or event: monument (to sb)In the centre of the square there's a monument to Leonardo da Vinci.- to put a statue in a particular place: put* sth up, (formal) erect sthThe statue of Queen Victoria was put up in 1910.- the part which supports a statue: pedestal※ making a sculpture- a person who makes sculptures: sculptor; a female sculptor can also be called a sculptress- to make a sculpture of a person or thing: do* a sculpture (of sb/sth)- to cut wood or stone to make a particular shape: carve (sth) (out of sth); the work produced is a carvingHe carved the figure of a man out of the piece of wood.◎a woodcarving- to stand, sit, etc in a particular position that can be copied for a statue: pose; the position that sb sits in for this purpose: poseIt was tiring to hold the same pose for such a long time.- if you sit so that an artist can copy you for a statue, you sit* for sbHe only asked the rich and famous to sit for him.